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expect(1)(dictionary)
expect(2)(dictionary)
expect(dictionary)

expect(2) (iou)



expect verb. M16.
[Latin ex(s)pectare, formed as EX-1 1 + spectare to look.]
I. verb intrans.
Defer action; wait. M16-M18.
Henry More A Dog expects till his Master has done picking of the bone.
Foll. by for: look forward to. L16-M17.
Of a female: be pregnant. Chiefly & now always in be expecting. Cf. sense 6b below. colloq. E19.
A. Desai I was married, Sarla was expecting.
II. verb trans.
Wait for, await. Of a destiny: be in store for. L16-E19.
Gibbon The..king of the Goths, instead of expecting the attack of the Legions, boldly passed the Danube. W. Cowper Prisons expect the wicked.
b. Wait to see or know (what, how, when, etc.). L16-L18.
W. Godwin Mr. Tyrrel expected every moment when he would withdraw.
Regard as about or likely to happen; look forward to the occurrence of (an event). (Foll. by that, to do; someone or something to do.) L16.
M. Edgeworth They expected a visit in a few hours. J. Tyndall The Mur..was by no means so bad as we had expected. J. Conrad You can't expect to have it always your own way. E. O'Neill It's just as well to expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed. C. P. Snow I expect I shall be able to manage. E. J. Howard She was always expecting something wonderful to happen to her.
Look forward to the arrival of (a person, esp. a guest) or the receipt of (something). L16.
T. Hardy He expected a reply on the second morning..but none came. G. B. Shaw Oh, Juggins, we're expecting Mr and Mrs Knox to tea. J. Buchan I..may be absent for days. Expect me back when you see me.
b. Be pregnant with (a child). Cf. sense 3 above. E20.
J. Herriot Helen was expecting our baby this week-end.
Believe that it will prove to be the case that or that; suspect, suppose. L16.
S. O. Jewett He's got too unwieldy to tackle a smart coon, I expect. B. Pym I expect your mother lies awake till you get in.
Look for as due or requisite from another. (Foll. by someone or something to do.) E17.
W. Cather He seemed to expect his wife to do the talking. A. Fraser Much was traditionally expected of a royal prince in the way of benevolence.
expected ppl adjective that is expected, that one would expect;
expected value (Math.), a value of a variable, calculated by adding all the possible values, each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence: L16.
expectedly adverb (a) in the manner expected; (b) (introducing a sentence) it is to be expected that: M18.
expecter noun L16.
expecting ppl adjective (a) expected; (b) expectant: E17.
expectingly adverb L17.